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Courtesy Danielle LaMar — Sierra LaMar (cq’d with a capital M in last name), in a photo with big sister Danielle, right. Sierra LaMar is the subject of an intensive search since she went missing on Friday, March 16th when she left her Morgan Hill home for school at Sobrato High School.

In the continuing search for missing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar, investigators on Wednesday checked sonar images taken by underwater divers at two South Bay reservoirs while more than 120 volunteers turned out to look for her.

After taking sonar readings from Chesbro and Uvas reservoirs Tuesday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office underwater search and rescue team poured over them on Wednesday for any sign of the 15-year-old girl, said Sgt. Jose Cardoza. If nothing turns up in the images, he added, the team may search other reservoirs, including Anderson and Calero.

The decision to conduct the underwater checks was done after investigators had no luck scanning the surface of Uvas, Chesbro and some nearby ponds on March 18, using a boat and a trained search dog, Cardoza said. Authorities fear the girl, who disappeared March 16, probably was kidnapped while walking to a bus near her high school.

He noted that the Sheriff’s Office, which has logged more than 7,500 hours on the case, also plans this week to scour remote areas around Morgan Hill on motorized bikes looking for “clothing or other items that may be related to the case.”

During the course of the investigation, the department has received more than 1,200 tips from the public, some reporting possible sightings of Sierra and others urging them to check various areas.

Authorities need all the help they can get, Cardoza said.

“We’re depending a lot on tips and information from the public, because we do not have a person of interest and we have not yet confirmed the circumstances regarding her disappearance,” he said.

Cardoza asked that anyone with possible leads can call 408-808-4500 or the anonymous tip line at 408-808-4431, or email tips@sheriff.sccgov.org.

More help came Wednesday from scores of volunteers who braved the soggy weather to help search for Sierra. By 10:30 a.m., more than 123 people had turned out, according to Marc Klaas, whose daughter Polly was killed in 1993 after being kidnapped and whose KlaasKids Foundation organized the search.

“It’s kind of amazing given that it’s a weekday and wet,” Klaas said. “Beyond that, out of nowhere, somebody called in and said they were going to bring in 200 sandwiches so everybody can get fed.”

If needed, more searches will be done from 8. a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers who are at least 18 and have a photo identification can report to Burnett Elementary School, 85 Tilton Road in Morgan Hill. They are urged to wear appropriate clothing for trudging through densely vegetated areas.

Also on Wednesday, Sierra’s family launched an official website, www.find sierralamar.com, designed to solicit donations, update the community on the search and provide people a chance to share their thoughts on the case.

Among those at the school Wednesday was Sierra’s mother, Marlene LaMar.

“I have the hope that I may find a necklace or something that belongs to her,” she said. “I feel I have to get out.”

But as the days go by with her daughter still missing, she added, “it’s definitely agonizing.”

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